Under the name "Elbtal Kurier" the Geraer railway association organised a special train with steam locomotive (BR 41 1144-9) on 22 September, which ran the former express train connection from Gera main station to Dresden and brought its passengers to Radebeul. The train, consisting of historic Deutsche Reichsbahn express cars, stopped at the stations Ronneburg, Gößnitz, Glauchau, Chemnitz main station and Dresden-Neustadt to get on and off.

Travellers had the opportunity to visit the Saxon state capital or to travel to the wine town of Radebeul. There was the possibility to visit the Karl-May-Museum.

The special train was pulled by the steam locomotive 41 1144, which is preserved and maintained by the association IGE Werrabahn in Eisenach. The Geraer association has been working together with the Eisenacher association for a long time, as their steam locomotive regularly comes to East Thuringia to transport the special trains in the nostalgia programme of the state of Thuringia.

Here in the picture the train is on its way back, crossing the Chemnitz viaduct shortly before the station Chemnitz-Mitte.